A Fierce Scorn

That day I woke up,

Felt no life in my limbs,

Couldn't utter a single word,

Something was choking

My throat.

That day I became a woman.

Tried to stand up

But all in vain,

Gathered all strength,

And touched the earth.

That day I became a woman.

Stood up for the tenth time,

My body shivered,

Eyes couldn't see clear,

Still I walked.

That day I became a woman.

Left those adornments,

Forgot if I was a daughter

Or a mother,

I shook those ways.

That day when those cruel hands

Choked my voice,

Tears froze in my heart,

When I rebelled with fierce scorn,

That day I became a woman.